The Quack Shack

[Luv Ducks]

I assume that some of my ducks have some fresh Mallard genes in them. Brownie Drake was one of them and i am not sure about Walgreens and Laura…
As for drowning ducks: The Mallard drakes won't be able to drown my ducks as even the Indian Runner Girls are almost twice the size of a Mallard drake. And for the Mallard Ducks, they know how to shake off my drakes. These Ladies are fast and agile and so far it has always ended with the wild duck mounting the domestic drake and ripped out neck-feathers.
Do you have call-ducks? - That would be a different story, calls are the same size as the wild Mallards. I bet @shawluvsbirds can tell stories about her calls interactions with wild dux…

I started out with two wild Mallard ducklings. This is what got me addicted to ducks. Then I ordered my two more females from Metzers. I asked for them to be pinioned so that they would not fly away but they forgot to do it. I had a wild duckling drake and a hen when I first started out. My one mallard hen is a lot smaller than my other one but still bigger than my two Call Drakes. I only have the two Call Drakes. They are both shorter and not as big as my Mallard hens that I have now. My one has given me many eggs and the one that I let hatch them out only gave me two Hens out of over 30 ducklings over the years. She just throws off drakes. My bigger Mallard hen has no interest in hatching out any eggs so I don't know what her male to female ration would be. They can fly very well though and the drakes that I have rehomed have all left their new owners, 4 of them left after being with the flock for over 2 years which shocked me.

 

[Luv Ducks]

Maybe a Runner/Mallard mix?
Pictures?

I can't do pictures, Miss Lydia has always had to do them for me. I have a beautiful picture of him so maybe she can post it on here for me.

 

[Luv Ducks]

I started out with two wild Mallard ducklings. This is what got me addicted to ducks. Then I ordered my two more females from Metzers. I asked for them to be pinioned so that they would not fly away but they forgot to do it. I had a wild duckling drake and a hen when I first started out. My one mallard hen is a lot smaller than my other one but still bigger than my two Call Drakes. I only have the two Call Drakes. They are both shorter and not as big as my Mallard hens that I have now. My one has given me many eggs and the one that I let hatch them out only gave me two Hens out of over 30 ducklings over the years. She just throws off drakes. My bigger Mallard hen has no interest in hatching out any eggs so I don't know what her male to female ration would be. They can fly very well though and the drakes that I have rehomed have all left their new owners, 4 of them left after being with the flock for over 2 years which shocked me.

Frank don't under estimate the wild Mallard drakes. My neighbor works at a company that has a large pond. He eats lunch outside when it is nice and watches the Hens get drowned. The Mallard Drakes will pile three on one in the water and she doesn't have a chance. If yours have always been around the wild ones and been fine that is good. Here they don't have a chance if there are drakes around.

 

[Supercow]

You're thinking in the same direction as i do. That little thing below is currently in some port in China or maybe already on a cargo ship:
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I paid just $15 for this…

That's a crazy price, you can order one per duck

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

I don't know if one but I will start one now. Thanks!

Cool! - I was so surprised that no such list has been compiled before.
It should be announced somewhere in a popular spot.
Tell me if you need some help with this.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

I check the ducks several times a day. I have 8 hens left. So go up today and count 7 several times I look under the tree, under the bushes in their coop. Still 7. There is a warm egg in the yard that the crows are eating. I assume she was grabbed by a predator and pooped out an egg in fear. I go back to check them again and make them some peas. When I start feeding peas I have 8 ducks again. Its a mystery where she was hiding.

She has acquired the most necessary survival skill: Make yourself invisible.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

I started out with two wild Mallard ducklings. This is what got me addicted to ducks. Then I ordered my two more females from Metzers. I asked for them to be pinioned so that they would not fly away but they forgot to do it. I had a wild duckling drake and a hen when I first started out. My one mallard hen is a lot smaller than my other one but still bigger than my two Call Drakes. I only have the two Call Drakes. They are both shorter and not as big as my Mallard hens that I have now. My one has given me many eggs and the one that I let hatch them out only gave me two Hens out of over 30 ducklings over the years. She just throws off drakes. My bigger Mallard hen has no interest in hatching out any eggs so I don't know what her male to female ration would be. They can fly very well though and the drakes that I have rehomed have all left their new owners, 4 of them left after being with the flock for over 2 years which shocked me.

You never had one of the heavier domestic breeds, like Runners or Khakis?

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

I hope it actually works...

We will see soon:

So Temooh is sending their cheap stuff via airmail, not cargo-ship…

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Good to hear! You'll probably need him again in the future!

He seemed to enjoy being nibbled on.

Time to get a pet carrier.

So far, i was in need of a pet carrier three times in over five years. Not counting the ducklings, but they're just fine in the laundry basket. Most of the time it would just sit there, occupying space. - And initially costing money…

Of course! Pain is always forgotten when stress/fear appears! Or, she was just being Blanca Duck.

According to Blanca, she just didn't want somebody watching her poop.

And a very fat duck from all the mealworms.

Blanca Duck's best friend...

Can you send that this way, please? I'm assuming this is in C(ivilized) degrees.

Of course not in degrees (F)ake!

Glad to hear he didn't find anything serious. Hopefully those nerves heal up. Keep her in a crate where she can't move about too much, and buy a good set of noise-deafening ear protectors (the kind they use around loud explosions).

I am about to set up the duckling-box for her, it is 21 (C)omfortable degrees outside, sunshine and some clouds. - You mean some gear like this:

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

I can't do pictures, Miss Lydia has always had to do them for me. I have a beautiful picture of him so maybe she can post it on here for me.

Why can't you post pictures? It is really simple here…